Snell
By CHRIS SNELL, guest columnist
Welcome to March! The Veterans Services Office is devoted to applying the fundamentals of our mission and vision statement to the veterans and their beneficiaries of Brown County.
Please read the below mission and vision statements provided by the Brown County Veterans Services Office.
Mission: Serve the veterans, veterans’ dependents and veterans’ survivors of Brown County by offering assistance with filing claims for Veterans Affairs federal benefits, obtaining military records, accessing VA services and conducting education and outreach services.
Vision: Fostering thankfulness to our veterans and their families.
The Brown County Veterans Services Office applies these statements in everything we do to ensure each client has a unique experience with our office. It is my duty as the county veteran service officer to serve all our veterans and their beneficiaries in the capacity of our mission statement and in the heart of our vision statement.
The county Veterans Services Office is a local county government office and is not a VA federal Office or a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
At times, there are additional services that veterans and their beneficiaries need that the Brown County Veteran Services Office cannot or does not provide due to limited capabilities. During these times the office collaborates with volunteers, local community organizations and our veterans service organization partners. We provide resource information that connects you — the veterans or beneficiary — directly to those partners to ensure you can get to what you are desiring or needing.
Partnerships in action
We have recently developed a partnership with the Brown County Community Corrections that will enable veterans within the corrections system to access benefit services provided by the Veterans Services Office.
In this continuum of care, we can provide an opportunity to reduce recidivism rates by assisting veterans access to VA health care and other VA benefits they may be deserving of.
Get involved
Want to become a community partner or volunteer with us at our office? Call us at 812-988-5600 or email [email protected] for more information.
Upcoming presentations
All presentations will be located at the Brown County Veterans Building, 902 Deer Run Lane, and will begin at noon:
March 4: VA federal benefits and Indiana state benefits
March 11: How to file a VA disability claim
March 18: How to file a VA disability claim
March 25: How to file a VA disability claim
Schedule a presentation
If you are a community resource of any type, I would love the opportunity to travel to your location in support of educating veterans and their beneficiaries of their benefits.
Presentation requests can be submitted to [email protected].
Fostering thankfulness
We want to thank all the veterans and the citizens of Brown County for being supportive of this office.
We also want to extend our thankfulness to our Brown County Veterans Coalition for being a supportive, collaborative unit. All veteran service organization commanders within the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Brown County Honor Guard, Vietnam Vets, to include our Brown County Veterans Service Office, to come together quarterly to discuss organizational updates and support for one another.
Ways to connect
Office phone: 812-988-5600
Cell phone (call or text): 812-322-9086
Staff email: Chris Snell, Veteran Service Officer: [email protected]
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/bcvso
Twitter: www.twitter.com/BC_VSO
Have a great March!
Chris Snell is the Veterans Service officer for Brown County. He can be reached at 812-988-5600 or [email protected].
